Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The committee met at 1000 in committee room 1.

Building Infrastructure Safely Act, 2024 Loi de 2024 sur la construction sécuritaire des infrastructures

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill 153, An Act to amend the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012 / Projet de loi 153, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2012 sur un système d’information sur les infrastructures souterraines en Ontario.

The Chair (Ms. Goldie Ghamari): Good morning, everyone. The Standing Committee on Justice Policy will now come to order. We are here to conduct clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 153, An Act to amend the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012.

Interjections.

The Chair (Ms. Goldie Ghamari): Can someone please close the door? It’s a little loud in here. Thank you.

As always, please wait until I recognize you before starting to speak, and as always, all comments should go through the Chair. Are there any questions before we begin?

Are there any comments or questions to any section or schedule of the bill? If so, to which section? No?

We will now begin clause-by-clause consideration of the bill. There are no amendments to sections 1 to 16 of the bill. Does the committee agree to bundle them together? Yes? Agreed.

Is there any debate on sections 1 to 16 of the bill? No? Shall sections 1 to 16 of Bill 153 carry? All those in favour? All those opposed? I declare sections 1 to 16 of the bill carried.

Turning now to the title of the bill: Shall the title of the bill carry? All those in favour? All those opposed? I declare the title carried.

Shall Bill 153 carry? All those in favour? All those opposed? I declare Bill 153 carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? All those in favour? All those opposed? I shall report the bill to the House.

There being no further business, this committee now stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 21, at 9 a.m. Thank you very much, everyone.

The committee adjourned at 1001.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE POLICY

Chair / Présidente

Ms. Goldie Ghamari (Carleton PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong ND)

Mr. Robert Bailey (Sarnia–Lambton PC)

Mr. Stephen Blais (Orléans L)

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Ms. Jess Dixon (Kitchener South–Hespeler / Kitchener-Sud–Hespeler PC)

Ms. Goldie Ghamari (Carleton PC)

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Ms. Natalia Kusendova-Bashta (Mississauga Centre / Mississauga-Centre PC)

Mr. Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong ND)

Mr. Brian Saunderson (Simcoe–Grey PC)

Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens (St. Catharines ND)

MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre / Toronto-Centre ND)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Ms. Jennifer K. French (Oshawa ND)

Mr. Graham McGregor (Brampton North / Brampton-Nord PC)

Mr. Brian Riddell (Cambridge PC)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Thushitha Kobikrishna

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Kristi Cairns, legislative counsel